Pokryshkin, Aleksandr Ivanovich
- Date of birth:
- March 6th, 1913 (Novonikolayevsk, Russia)
- Date of death:
- November 13th, 1985 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Novodevitsji Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
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Orden Lenina
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Starshy leitenant (Senior Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 55 istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 20 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 55th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 20th Mixed Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- April 22nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1943
Serial number 993.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii kapitan (Guards Captain)
- Unit:
- Komandir eskadrilyi 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 216 smeshannaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Squadron Commander in 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 216th Mixed Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1943
Awarded together with Gold Star nr. 993.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- August 24th, 1943
Serial number 10.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- July 18th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1943
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- gvardii mayor (Guards Major)
- Unit:
- Komandir 16 gvardeiskogo istrebitelnogo aviatsionnogo polka, 9 gvardeiskaya istrebitelnaya aviatsionnaya divizia (Commander 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- May 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Unit:
- Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1944
Serial number 1. 1st awarding of a third Gold Star.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Unit:
- Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Unit:
- Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- April 6th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Unit:
- Komandir 9 gvardeiskoi istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division)
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 7th, 1965
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1975
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1985
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal aviatsii (Marshal of Aviation)
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1985
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